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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 536 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Look straight across): Pairs: red–green, blue–orange, yellow–purple (each pair = one primary + one secondary). Tertiary pairs: red-orange–blue-green, yellow-orange–blue-purple, yellow-green–red-purple. Side by side they look brighter; mixed as paint they look dull and brownish.

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  1. 1.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  3. 3.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) red
  7. 7.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  9. 9.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  10. 10.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) paler
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  12. 12.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) red-orange (d) green
  15. 15.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  17. 17.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  19. 19.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  21. 21.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  24. 24.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  27. 27.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) purple (c) blue (d) red
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) red-orange
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) yellow-orange
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange

Answer key

  1. True
  2. yellow
  3. False
  4. red and orange
  5. green and yellow
  6. red
  7. not complementary
  8. yellow and orange
  9. blue
  10. brighter
  11. blue and green
  12. complementary pair
  13. False
  14. green
  15. True
  16. red and purple
  17. not complementary
  18. secondary colour
  19. True
  20. yellow and purple
  21. True
  22. True
  23. dull, brownish colour
  24. True
  25. False
  26. red and orange
  27. complementary pair
  28. purple and yellow
  29. orange
  30. yellow and purple
  31. red-orange
  32. purple and yellow
  33. False
  34. False
  35. not complementary
  36. blue and orange
  37. yellow-orange
  38. red and green
  39. yellow and orange
  40. blue and orange

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